Reviews for Occupy me
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Pearl is an angel, an artificial intelligence. She works for a mysterious organization called the Resistance, which claims to better humanity through small acts of kindness; a positive thought sent out, good luck, healing small hurts, etc. Pearl doesn't remember where she comes from but finds a purpose in her work-until the day she's kicked out and meets Kisi Sorle. Sorle is having a split personality crisis and previously stole a briefcase that can open higher dimensions. This item should be able to send Pearl home and provide her with answers, and she desperately wants it back. Between the Resistance, Sorle, and the briefcase, Pearl starts to piece together a global conspiracy that transcends time and space. VERDICT A combination of sf, fantasy, and speculative fiction, with a dash of metaphysics thrown in for good measure. The point of view changes among the three characters, which makes for an intriguing and ever-surprising experience. Recommended for those who enjoy sf but perhaps not for readers new to the genre.-Jennifer Funk, McKendree Univ. Lib., Lebanon, IL © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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*Starred Review* In the near future, a woman appears out of nowhere in a junkyard on Long Island. Pearl is no ordinary woman; in fact, she may be an angel. That would certainly explain her wings (which she usually keeps hidden in higher-dimensional space) and her superhuman strength. Anyway, Pearl is here because she was hijacked someone slipped into her body, like putting on clothing, and caused her to plummet earthward from an airplane. Pearl works or did work until she was suddenly fired for the Resistance, which sounds like a wartime group, but this Resistance doesn't fight a physical enemy; it fights entropy, by performing (seemingly) random acts of kindness to keep the world in balance: a kind word to a stranger here, buying a meal for a homeless person there. Little things. We learn that if Pearly is to put her life back together, she must find a faceless killer who carries a briefcase that can act as a conduit to another universe. Sullivan (Maul , 2006) is writing high-concept mode here, much like Claire North and Adam Roberts; and, like them, she challenges the reader to follow a complex story and piece together a sense of a world very different from ours through clues buried in the narrative. It can seem a daunting process; the rewards are significant. Once readers throw themselves into the middle of the narrative, Sullivan's story becomes an all-enveloping, mind-expanding experience.--David Pitt Copyright 2018 Booklist
